Legal analysis: The difference between copyright and appearance patent lies in: First, the objects of protection are different. Design patent: the object of protection is the design of industrial products, specifically, the design patent protects the color, pattern and shape design of industrial products. Copyright: The object of protection is the intellectual achievements that are original and can be reproduced in some tangible form in the fields of literature, art and science. The overlapping parts with appearance patents are mainly the patterns and ideas of artistic creation (especially works of art). Second, the content of rights is different. Appearance patent: it is composed of property rights, mainly including the right to exploit, the right to license others to exploit and the right to transfer. Relatively simple, copyright: consists of personal rights and property rights. Among them, the personal right of a work is also called the spiritual right of a work, including the right of publication, the right of signature, the right of modification and the right to protect the integrity of the work, which has the characteristics of non-transferability and permanence. The property rights of works mainly include the right to use, the right to license, the right to transfer and the right to receive remuneration. Specifically, the right to use copyright refers to the right to use a work by means of reproduction, distribution, lease, exhibition, projection, broadcasting, online communication, shooting, adaptation, translation and assembly.
Legal basis: According to Article 42 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the term of invention patent is 20 years, the term of utility model patent is 10 year, and the term of design patent is 15 year, all of which are counted from the date of application.